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Thomas Gillespie, a Common card
Thomas Gillespie is a disease ecologist and conservation biologist recognized for his integrative approach to the conservation of biodiversity and mitigation of emerging infectious diseases.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 44
- DEF
- 22
- Power
- 66
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 570
Power 66 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 10 % of WikiCards cards.
Thomas Gillespie quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Thomas Gillespie card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His ______ serve as demonstration projects of the One Health Approach.
Answer
efforts. His efforts serve as demonstration projects of the One Health Approach. From the Thomas Gillespie article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Auguste Poulet-Malassis. Auguste Poulet-Malassis 48 · Thomas Gillespie 44 · Brachionopus 37 · Cénac 34 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He is currently Professor and Chair of Environmental Sciences at Emory University.
- Gillespie was among the first to demonstrate that human impact on the environment can alter the dynamics of natural pathogens in wildlife, and create opportunities for pathogens to jump between species.
- His efforts serve as demonstration projects of the One Health Approach.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Thomas Gillespie article was read about 570 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 44 and blocks with 22: each hit it takes is cut by 9 %.
How to get Thomas Gillespie
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Thomas Gillespie (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : BiodiversHealth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
